Question 1

The ____ corollary says that people perceive events in different ways.

Accepted Answer

A)  range 
B)  modulation 
C)  sociality 
D)  commonality 
A)  range 
B)  modulation 
C)  sociality 
D)  commonality

Question 2

According to Kelly, each of us desires to predict the future with the highest possible degree of certainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

Accepted Answer

A)  objects. 
B)  other people. 
C)  both people and objects. 
D)  Schizophrenics cannot respond to REP Test questions. 
A)  objects. 
B)  other people. 
C)  both people and objects. 
D)  Schizophrenics cannot respond to REP Test questions.

Question 4

A construct is a

Accepted Answer

A)  group of shared family experiences that shape an individual in a certain direction. 
B)  set of early experiences in childhood that constricts our personality in adulthood. 
C)  distorted interpretation of the world that is not in accord with reality. 
D)  person's way to devise intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret events. 
A)  group of shared family experiences that shape an individual in a certain direction. 
B)  set of early experiences in childhood that constricts our personality in adulthood. 
C)  distorted interpretation of the world that is not in accord with reality. 
D)  person's way to devise intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret events.

Question 5

Kelly proposed that the way to understand someone's personality is to examine them physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The self-characterization sketch is used to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  specific neuroses. 
B)  the accuracy of the repertory grid. 
C)  the corollaries dominating the client's life. 
D)  how people perceive themselves in relation to others. 
A)  specific neuroses. 
B)  the accuracy of the repertory grid. 
C)  the corollaries dominating the client's life. 
D)  how people perceive themselves in relation to others.

Question 7

Compare the usefulness or utility of Kelly's 11 constructs for life events with Erikson's 8 lifespan phases. What are at least two things that are similar for both of these theories and what are at least two dissimilarities between the two?

Accepted Answer

The Individual and Experience Corollarie

Question 8

The ____ corollary explains how we construe the constructions of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuality 
B)  commonality 
C)  fragmentation 
D)  sociality 
A)  individuality 
B)  commonality 
C)  fragmentation 
D)  sociality

Question 9

The cognitive revolution in psychology

Accepted Answer

A)  was not consistent with the movement's subject matter and methods. 
B)  had run its course by the time Kelly proposed his theory. 
C)  was greatly influenced by Kelly's theory. 
D)  was greatly influenced by Maslow's and Roger's theories. 
A)  was not consistent with the movement's subject matter and methods. 
B)  had run its course by the time Kelly proposed his theory. 
C)  was greatly influenced by Kelly's theory. 
D)  was greatly influenced by Maslow's and Roger's theories.

Question 10

The REP Test is scored

Accepted Answer

A)  like all self-report inventories. 
B)  by computer. 
C)  subjectively. 
D)  by determining its validity coefficient. 
A)  like all self-report inventories. 
B)  by computer. 
C)  subjectively. 
D)  by determining its validity coefficient.

Question 11

Friendships among college students are likely to endure when their constructs are

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent. 
B)  opposite. 
C)  similar. 
D)  formed in childhood. 
A)  permanent. 
B)  opposite. 
C)  similar. 
D)  formed in childhood.

Question 12

Constructs

Accepted Answer

A)  need constant revision. 
B)  apply to all situations. 
C)  rigidly bind our behavior. 
D)  are influenced by physiological forces. 
A)  need constant revision. 
B)  apply to all situations. 
C)  rigidly bind our behavior. 
D)  are influenced by physiological forces.

Question 13

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  people in a culture construe events in identical ways. 
B)  future events duplicate past events. 
C)  personality is unchanging. 
D)  themes from the past will appear in the future. 
A)  people in a culture construe events in identical ways. 
B)  future events duplicate past events. 
C)  personality is unchanging. 
D)  themes from the past will appear in the future.

Question 14

According to the individuality corollary,

Accepted Answer

A)  different people perceive the same event in different ways. 
B)  constructs reflect an event's objective reality. 
C)  people differ in their physiological drives. 
D)  people differ in what they find reinforcing. 
A)  different people perceive the same event in different ways. 
B)  constructs reflect an event's objective reality. 
C)  people differ in their physiological drives. 
D)  people differ in what they find reinforcing.

Question 15

Kelly believed we are motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  being alive. 
B)  instinctual perceptions. 
C)  past events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs. 
A)  being alive. 
B)  instinctual perceptions. 
C)  past events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs.

Question 16

The main characteristic of the organization corollary is that

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinary constructs are formed early in life. 
B)  constructs are arranged in a hierarchy with the physiological ones at the bottom. 
C)  some constructs are subordinate to others. 
D)  the system is more rigid than the individual constructs. 
A)  ordinary constructs are formed early in life. 
B)  constructs are arranged in a hierarchy with the physiological ones at the bottom. 
C)  some constructs are subordinate to others. 
D)  the system is more rigid than the individual constructs.

Question 17

All of the following are criticisms of Kelly's theory except which?

Accepted Answer

A)  It omits motivation and emotion. 
B)  It is based on an unrepresentative sample. 
C)  The concept of the unconscious lacks empirical support. 
D)  The rational image of human nature does not coincide with reality. 
A)  It omits motivation and emotion. 
B)  It is based on an unrepresentative sample. 
C)  The concept of the unconscious lacks empirical support. 
D)  The rational image of human nature does not coincide with reality.

Question 18

Kelly viewed human nature as

Accepted Answer

A)  genetically determined. 
B)  rational. 
C)  determined by childhood events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs arranged as constructs. 
A)  genetically determined. 
B)  rational. 
C)  determined by childhood events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs arranged as constructs.

Question 19

The results of the REP Test

Accepted Answer

A)  are objective. 
B)  depend on the skill and training of the psychologist giving it. 
C)  depend on the client's story. 
D)  are quantified through summations on the repertory grid. 
A)  are objective. 
B)  depend on the skill and training of the psychologist giving it. 
C)  depend on the client's story. 
D)  are quantified through summations on the repertory grid.

Question 20

Kelly's theory could be considered as very similar to contemporary cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The ____ corollary says that people perceive events in different ways.

According to Kelly, each of us desires to predict the future with the highest possible degree of certainty.

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

A construct is a

Kelly proposed that the way to understand someone's personality is to examine them physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

The self-characterization sketch is used to determine

Compare the usefulness or utility of Kelly's 11 constructs for life events with Erikson's 8 lifespan phases. What are at least two things that are similar for both of these theories and what are at least two dissimilarities between the two?

The ____ corollary explains how we construe the constructions of others.

The cognitive revolution in psychology

The REP Test is scored

Friendships among college students are likely to endure when their constructs are

Constructs

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

According to the individuality corollary,

Kelly believed we are motivated by

The main characteristic of the organization corollary is that

All of the following are criticisms of Kelly's theory except which?

Kelly viewed human nature as

The results of the REP Test

Kelly's theory could be considered as very similar to contemporary cognitive psychology.

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Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

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Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

The ____ corollary says that people perceive events in different ways.

According to Kelly, each of us desires to predict the future with the highest possible degree of certainty.

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

A construct is a

Kelly proposed that the way to understand someone's personality is to examine them physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

The self-characterization sketch is used to determine

Compare the usefulness or utility of Kelly's 11 constructs for life events with Erikson's 8 lifespan phases. What are at least two things that are similar for both of these theories and what are at least two dissimilarities between the two?

The ____ corollary explains how we construe the constructions of others.

The cognitive revolution in psychology

The REP Test is scored

Friendships among college students are likely to endure when their constructs are

Constructs

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

According to the individuality corollary,

Kelly believed we are motivated by

The main characteristic of the organization corollary is that

All of the following are criticisms of Kelly's theory except which?

Kelly viewed human nature as

The results of the REP Test

Kelly's theory could be considered as very similar to contemporary cognitive psychology.

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

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